Neuroanatomy of the zebrafish brain : a topological atlas

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Neuroanatomy of the zebrafish brain : a topological atlas

Mario F. Wullimann, Barbara Rupp, and Heinrich Reichert

Birkhäuser Verlag, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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gene-expression patterns in the zebrafish correspond well The zebrafish belongs to the teleostean family of with the neuromeric model of Puelles and Rubenstein cyprinids (minnows), which includes other neurobiologi- (1993) is very encouraging for further research in this cally well investigated species such as goldfish (Carassius model system, which holds the promise of revealing fun- auratus) and carp (e. g. Cyprinus carpio). damental neurogenetic patterns and mechanisms in ver- In a recent taxonomic revision (Barman, 1991), all spe- tebrates. cies of the genus Brachydanio were reassigned to the genus Danio. Thus, the current species designation of the zebrafish is Danio (formerly Brachydanio) rerio (Hamil- ton-Buchanan, 1822). As a cyprinid, the zebrafish belongs Generation of zebrafish mutants via saturation mutagenesis to the large group of ostariophysan teleosts (6000 species, The goal of saturation mutagenesis is to identify most - if Lauder and Liem, 1983). Most ostariophysans are charac- not all- genes affecting early animal development and to terized by a sophisticated apparatus - the Weberian ossi- understand their hierarchical, regulative role during de- des - to transmit sound from the swim bladder to the velopment (for reviews, see: Mullins and Ntisslein-Vol- inner ear. The ostariophysans belong to the most derived hard, 1993; Solnica-Krezel et aI. , 1994). This approach has group of teleosts, the euteleosts (17000 species), which recently been applied to the zebrafish system, and the re- have three more basic teleostean outgroups, the oste- sults are impressive.

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1 Introduction: neuroanatomy for a neurogenetic model system.- Differentiation of first neurons and their associated tracts and commissures in the embryonic zebrafish brain.- Neuromeres and expression of regulatory genes in the embryonic zebrafish.- Generation of zebrafish mutants via saturation mutagenesis.- 2 Taxonomic background.- 3 Technical details.- Histology.- Preparation of figures.- 4 The brain of the zebrafish Danio rerio: an overview.- Telencephalon.- Olfactory bulbs.- Area ventralis telencephali.- Area dorsalis telencephali.- Telencephalic tracts and commissures.- Diencephalon (including synencephalon and pretectum).- Area praeoptica.- Epithalamus.- Dorsal thalamus.- Ventral thalamus.- Posterior tuberculum.- Hypothalamus.- Synencephalon.- Pretectum.- Diencephalic tracts and commissures.- Mesencephalon.- Tectum opticum.- Torus semicircularis.- Tegmentum.- Rhombencephalon (metencephalon and myelencephalon).- Cerebellum.- Medulla oblongata.- Primary sensory and motor nuclei.- Reticular formation.- Additional medullary nuclei.- Medulla spinalis.- Brain stem/spinal tracts and commissures.- 5 The brain of the zebrafish Danio rerio: a neuroanatomical atlas.- External view.- Cross sections.- Sagittal sections.- Horizontal sections.- 6 Functional anatomy of the zebrafish brain: a comparative evaluation.- Sensory Systems in the teleostean CNS.- Olfaction.- Vision.- Mechanoreception.- Audition.- Vestibular sense.- Gustation.- General visceral sense.- Somatosensory system.- Motor and premotor systems in the teleostean CNS.- Motor nuclei of cranial nerves.- Descending spinal projections.- Reticular formation.- Integrative centers in the teleostean CNS.- Cerebellum.- Tectum opticum.- Telencephalon.- 7 Index of Latin terms.- 8 Index of English terms.- 9 Index of abbreviations.- 10 References.

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